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Orlando Magic at Indiana Pacers

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3-6, 1-6 Away
Final
111 - 118

4-4, 2-1 Home

Mathurin's 20 leads balanced Pacers past Magic, 118-111

Pascal Siakam drops in the smooth basket

Ahead two in the final minute, the Pacers' Tyrese Haliburton sank a 3 and Mathurin made two foul shots. Six of nine Pacers scored in double digits. Haliburton, Myles Turner, Pascal Siakam and Jarace Walker each scored 17. T.J. McConnell had 15.

Orlando's Franz Wagner led all scorers with 28. Jalen Suggs added 15 and Moritz Wagner had 14 off the bench.

Takeaways Magic: Lost fifth in a row in a humbling road trip. Orlando's last win was at home against the Pacers on Oct. 28. Suggs disappeared early as the 17.6-point scorer mustered just two points in the first 19 minutes.

Pacers: After a sluggish 1/3 start, Indiana has won three of four because the Pacers are sharing the ball better and pushing the pace. It helps that Haliburton has regained more of his All-Star form after being slowed by a back injury.

Key moment Down 97-96 with 8:45 remaining, the Pacers went on a 16-6 run in 4:05 as four players contributed. Turner hit a 3 with a dunk and Haliburton sank a trey with a layup. The Magic never led again.

Key stat Walker, a second-year pro, set a new career best in points as he made all seven shots, including three 3s. He also had six rebounds.

Up next The Magic host New Orleans on Friday, and the Pacers visit Charlotte on Friday.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Matchup Prediction

Pacers: 62.4%
Magic: 37.6%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 111 - 118
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 111 - 118
4th 10.0 Tyrese Haliburton enters the game for Ben Sheppard 111 - 118
4th 10.0 Jalen Suggs out of bounds bad pass turnover 111 - 118
4th 14.1 Bennedict Mathurin makes free throw 2 of 2 111 - 118

Statistics

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42-82 FG 41-76
51.2 Field Goal % 53.9
7-25 3PT 12-26
28.0 Three Point % 46.2
20-26 FT 24-26
76.9 Free Throw % 92.3
38 Rebounds 36
10 Offensive Rebounds 4
28 Defensive Rebounds 32
26 Assists 21
6 Steals 7
5 Blocks 3
16 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 0
16 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
13 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 17
12 Fast Break Points 12
70 Points in Paint 42
22 Fouls 24
1 Largest Lead 18

Game Information

Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 16,218 · Capacity:

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando 9 7 .563 - L1
Miami 6 7 .462 1.5 W1
Atlanta 7 9 .438 2 L1
Charlotte 5 9 .357 3 L2
Washington 2 11 .154 5.5 L9

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 16 1 .941 - W1
Detroit 7 9 .438 8.5 L1
Indiana 6 9 .400 9 L2
Milwaukee 6 9 .400 9 W2
Chicago 6 10 .375 9.5 L1
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